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ABT Counseling is committed to your good mental health. You’ll find below recent articles posted by our staff on mental health topics such as marriage and family, anxiety, depression, and addiction.
Like this stream at Roaring Run Furnace, getting the right information about your healthcare situation offers life. Keep checking back here often for updated articles that may complement your counselor’s practical advice.
Grief and Loss During the Holidays
Grief and loss is something everyone goes through. And it is never easy. Especially during the holidays. One study found that almost six in ten Americans are grieving the loss of someone close to them within the past three years. Sadness, depression, inability...
Meet Laurel Martin
Laurel Martin has over 25 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She received her Master’s degree at James Madison University and completed Post Graduate work at James Madison University and...
Celebrating ABT’s 25th Anniversary
This month, ABT Counseling has crossed a significant threshold. The therapists at ABT have been helping individuals and their families walk through mental health challenges for 25 years! David Mortellaro, LPC, LMFT, is the Clinical Director. He founded Southwest...
What Is OBOT?
Office-Based Opioid Treatment Programs – also called OBOTs – are a type of outpatient addiction treatment designed for people living with opioid use disorder (OUD). OBOTS are classified under the general umbrella of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), which is the...
OBOT Works. Just ask Vinnie.
Recovery from heroin is difficult. But with the right team of professionals and friends or family around you, it works. ABT Resident Counselor Vinnie Dabney is a recovering addict. He did heroin for 30 years. “Through my own process of healing and getting better, I...
Meet Vinnie Dabney
ABT's Vinnie Dabney has a unique perspective as a therapist. He is a recovering addict. Vinnie specializes in working with patients with the following: Borderline Personality disorder, trauma, substance abuse, self-harm and low self-esteem, as well as patients...